Washington Commanders
There is a narrow margin for error when a head coach enters year three coming off a 5–12 season. While there are many underlying factors as to how they got here, the fact simply can’t be ignored.
For Dan Quinn, the search for Washington’s next offensive coordinator is not simply about improving the unit or maximizing the skill set of a young quarterback. It is about professional survival.
And now, it’s a paradox Quinn now faces. If he gets the hire wrong, Washington risks another stagnant offensive season in 2026, and Quinn could be on the outside looking in by...
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Bullock’s Film Room (free article)
Breaking down the fall out from Kingsbury being fired and taking a look at who could replace him
With the table pretty well set for that Shanahan style of offense to hit the ground running, the question is who can Quinn hire to implement that system? The obvious one that has a direct link to Dan Quinn would be Mike McDaniel. You’ve all probably heard me mentioning him regularly this season as a potential option for Washington if he...
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The Washington Commanders moved on from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., and offensive line coach Bobby Johnson yesterday. There are more changes expected with two new coordinators set to be hired. Kingsbury was expected to get head coaching consideration, despite the Commanders 5-12 season, but conflicts about offensive scheme reportedly led Washington to let him go shortly after the season ended.
There was more news from Washington yesterday, with Commanders assistant QB coach David Blough reportedly getting an interview with his former team, the Detroit Lions, for their newly-vacated offensive coordinator job. Johnny Morton was fired...
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Washington Commanders Head Coach Dan Quinn is looking for two new coordinators heading into the 2026 offseason following the firing of Joe Whitt Jr. and mutual separation from Kliff Kingsbury. While most expected Quinn to move on from Whitt Jr. at some point soon, the rapid deterioration between Kingsbury and Quinn was the biggest surprise. The Athletics’ Dianna Russini got the ball rolling with her weekend report, stating that there’s been a disconnect between Kingsbury and general manager Adam Peters. There have since been reports refuting the disconnect between Kingsbury and Peters, but make no mistake, a disconnect does exist....
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The goal of All aTwitter is to give readers a detailed or quirky look, through the unique lens of Twitter, at the Commanders, the NFL, and sports in general, along with a smattering of other things.
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Washington Commanders fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Today, we have three questions in the Reacts survey. Two of them that ask what style of coordinator you’d like to see hired to replace Whitt & Kingsbury offer a choice of answers with examples — names of specific individuals — intended to explain the nature of the choice. Don’t get bogged down on these specific names in the examples...
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The Washington Commanders moved on from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., and offensive line coach Bobby Johnson today. There are more changes expected with two new coordinators set to be hired. Kingsbury was expected to get head coaching consideration, despite the Commanders 5-12 season, but conflicts about offensive scheme reportedly led Washington to ley him go shortly after the season ended.
Follow along here for update from Washington’s search, and from other searches around the league. Six head coaches have already been fired, and a few of them could be candidates for Washington’s coordinator openings.
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The Washington Commanders aren’t done making changes to the coaching staff. Offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and the team mutually agreed to part ways. It was reported shortly after that they had also fired defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. He had already had his playcalling duties stripped by head coach Dan Quinn who took control of the defense in November.
The next coach out is offensive line coach Bobby Johnson who joined the team when Dan Quinn was hired in 2024. He had previously been fired by the New York Giants, but had some success in Washington in his first season...
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The Kliff Kingsbury news hit first, but defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr is also out in Washington. Dan Quinn took of defensive playcalling from the first-time DC, and now he’s done with the Commanders. Whitt was Quinn’s pass game coordinator/secondary coach when they were with the Cowboys, and he brought him to Washington, along with a promotion. Whitt’s defense has not been good, and was getting blown out for multiple games before Quinn stepped in, slowing the bleeding a little. Injuries this season have been a problem on both sides of the ball, with the defense losing multiple DEs and...
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There have been rumors about Kliff Kingsbury being out in Washington even if he didn’t find a new job first. Those rumors appear to be true with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that Kingsbury and the Commanders have mutually agreed to part ways. Head coach Dan Quinn already took over playcalling duties from DC Joe Whitt Jr., and is expected to look for a new DC. Now he will need two new coordinators for his third season with the Commanders.
Kingsbury was brought in after backing out of a deal to become OC for the Las Vegas Raiders over it’s length....
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Washington Post (paywall)
A dispiriting season for the team and its franchise quarterback may bring significant changes: “You don’t want to have locker room clean-out this early.”
“You don’t want to have locker room clean-out this early,” Daniels said Monday. “You want to be in the dance. It’s most definitely motivation for next year.”
Daniels already has seen both ends of the public perception spectrum in his young career. When he burst into stardom as a rookie sensation, he was voted [the...
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Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn spoke to the media after the players cleaned out their lockers as they prepare for the offseason. The Commanders’ season was a disappointment, and didn’t meet their standards. They plan out evaluating the roster and coaching staff, but weren’t ready to announcing any changes today. They acknowledged that the team needs to get younger and faster, and also build around Jayden Daniels.
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